I would also like to remind readers that I’m merely a 1/72 scale plane, tank, and soldier collector — not an academic or expert on this subject by any means.Lagniappe Paragraph:“Life Imitates Art Far More than Art Imitates Life”I realize this is totally off-topic, but as I avidly...
With a stellar ensemble cast that included director George Clooney,The Monuments Menis about efforts to retrieve stolen works of art from the Germans who took them during the war. The characters inThe Monuments Menare based onreal scholars and the like, although their names ...
"Let me be clear: This image is not banned from VA facilities – and we will keep it in VA facilities," McDonough said. It turns out the photo has southern New England connections. Photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt, born December 6, 1898, in Tczew, Poland, died August 23, 1995, in Oak ...
For aircraft I remember someone giving a break down of the German system and damage could be rated in a number of categories from essentially minor damage up to loss of the plane. I would assume they had a similar system for other vehicles. Kind of surprised the Soviets didn't do the sa...
For example, the crew would be 3, 1 flying the plane and 2 manning the guns in G.1 but the extra space would be created to take passengers and cargo. In essence, Finland would have used that wooden aircraft extensively for duties behind the front line. I ask again...Why? Why would...
Map of locations of active and post-WWII airplane boneyards and plane storage facilities in the United States and around the worldSpotting AirlinersIdentification of individual aircraft models can be hard, considering the number of jet airliners serving the worldwide travel industry, and in desert ...
Dropped from plane near KP -703 Bataan – turned over by 1st Lt Winn – 7th Chemical Company……29/Jan/42…The leaflet is printed on the front and the back is blank. It says in part: The Commander of the USAFFE is a Big Liar This is an interesting piece that we know little ab...
On Sunday, explorers found the remnant of the Soviet fighter-bomber plane in the Bzura River, a tributary of the Vistula, near the village of Kamion in central Poland. The pieces have been moved to a museum in nearby Wyszogrod for examination, with more recovery work planned for Saturday....
Not one Japanese plane can be seen in the Philippines. Furthermore, now both the American and Philippine Armies are fully supplied with arms, ammunition, and military supplies of every description. Japanese forces have fought bravely, but American mechanical strength is overwhelming. If you take ...
Force) Margaret Ida Horton, a Fitter Mechanic Airframes took a flight clinging to the tail of a British Spitfire when the pilot forgets that she was adjusting the plane before take-off. She successfully landed back on the ground after the pilot realized that his plane was not handling ...